Horse-breaking device.



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vPATENTED MAR. 8, 1904 J. G. BUMP.

EoEsE BREAKING DEVICE.

y EPPLIoATI'oII FILED JUNE ao, 1903.

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Patented Meren 8, 1904. l

UNITEIfA STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES G. BUMP, OF BRAD, TEXAS.

HORSE-BREAKING DEvloE.

SPECIFICATION forming part ef Letters Patent Ne. 758,848, dated Meren 8,.1904. Application led June 30,1903. Serial No. 163,756. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEsG. BUMF, acitizen of the United States,residing at Brad, in the county of Palo Pinto and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and useful Horse-Breaking Device, of which the followingis a specication. Y

This invention relates to devices employed for breaking horses frombalking,7 andhas for its object to produce a device which may be appliedwithout injury to the horse or change in the harness or vehicle; and itconsists in a bar or rod adapted for attachment to the bit of the horseto be treated and extending rearwardly and adapted when moved forwardlyto exert a pushing force against the bit from the rear, and thuscorrespondingly force the horse forward.

0 The invention further consists in a bar or rod adapted for connectionby one end to the bit of the horse and extended rearwardly and connectedto a lever operative by the driver.

The invention further consists in a bar or h rod adapted for connectionby one end to the bit of the horse and with the other end connected tothe doubletree in position to exert a pushing force upon the bar whenthe other or non-balky horse moves forward.

The invention further consists in a barl or vrod connected by one endtothe bit of the balky horse and by the .other end to some part of theharness, such as the hames of the nonbalky horse, so that at the forwardmovement of the latter the balky horse will be correspondinglymoved andlikewise prevented from turning his head toward the non-balky horse.

Other novel features of the invention will appear inthe annexedspecification and be 'specified in the claims following.

In the drawings illustrative of the invention, in which'correspondingparts are designated by like designating characters, Figure 1 is a'viewfrom yabove of a team of horses of the horses of a team' or to a singlehorse; but generally the device will be first applied to the balky horsehitched to a vehicle with a non-balky horse and utilizing the latter tooperate the device and force the balky horse forward, and then after thehorse is partiallyl broken of the balky habit the device may be applieddirectly to the balky animal and operated by the driver. The completionof the cure, however, may be entirely accomplished in connection withthe two horses hitched as a team or to a single horse, as may bepreferred.

For the purpose of illustration the device is shown in Fig. 1 applied to-one horse of a team, and in Fig. 2`to a single horse.

Theimproved device consists of a bar or rod 10, having means by which itmay be connected by its forward end to the bit 12 of the balky horse(represented at 13) and extending rearwardly, as shown. erably recessedor vforked at the-outer end, with astrap or cord at each of the pointsor fork ends, whereby it may be connected to the bit at each side, asshown in Fig. 3. By this means the forward pressure is exerted beneaththe chin and entirely upon the bit, so that no strains occur upon theother parts of the harness. If required, an additional bar 224 may beattached to the bit 12 of the balky horse or to the bar 1() near the bitby one end and toV the opposite side of the tongue 16 from the4 horse towhich the device is attached, or so that the non-balky horse(represented at 17) when moving forward will exert a' leverage forceupon the bar 10`andcorrespondingly exert a very strong pushing forceupon the bit 12`of the balky horse andlead himforward.; The'doubletreethus becomes the operating- The bar 10 is prefv IOO lever of the device.The rear end of the bar 10 will be provided with a plurality ofappertures for the pin 15, spaced apart to provide for the adjustmentbetween the bar and doubletree to adapt the device to differentsizedhorses. W' hen applied to a single horse, the bar 10 is shorter, and alever 18, corresponding to and performing the same function as thedoubletree 14, is pivotally connected, as at 19, to some part of theharness, such as the haines 20, and a draw-strap 21 led from its freeend to the vehicle convenient to the hand of the driver. By this simplearrangementthe driver by pulling upon the draw-cord may cause the bar toexert a strong pushing force upon the bit in the same manner asillustrated in Fig. 1.

By this simple means a horse will be eiectually cured of the balkinghabit and without injury to the animal or structural change in theharness or running-gear or other parts of the vehicle.

The bar 10 and other parts may be modified to adapt the device to horsesand vehicles of various sizes without departing Jfrom the prin ciple ofthe invention or sacriiicing any of its advantages.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In adevice of the class described, a bar adapted for connection with the bitof a horse and extending rearwardly, a lever-arm movably attached to therear end of said bar, means for operating said lever to cause said barto exert a pushing force upon said bit,

and a stay-bar connected with the bit of the horse under treatment andwith the harness of the other horse.

2. In a device of the class described, a bar adapted for connection withthe bit of the horse and extending' rearwardly, a lever-arm movablyconnected to the rear end of said bar, and means for forcibly operatingsaid lcver to cause said bar to exert a forwardly or pushing force uponsaid bit and the jaws of the horse, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, a bar adapted for connection withthe bit of the horse and extending rearwardly and movably connected byits rear end Ato the doubletree at the opposite side of the tongue fromthe horse to whose bit the device is attached, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a device of the class described, a bar ad aptcd for connectionwith the bit of the horse to be treated and extending rearwardly andmovably connected at its rear end to the doubletree on the opposite sideof the drafttongue from the horse to whose bit the device is attached,and a stay-bar connected between the bit of the horse to be treated andthe harness, such as the hames, of the other or companion horse,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES G. BUMP Ti tn esses:

J. P. CORRIGAN, DAN COBB.

